Pop Lloyd

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Pop Lloyd was an American Negro league baseball shortstop widely regarded as one of the greatest defensive infielders and hitters in early 20th-century Black baseball history.

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instanceOf Negro league baseball player
baseball player
human
alsoKnownAs John H. Lloyd NERFINISHED
bats right
burialPlace Atlantic City Cemetery, Pleasantville, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
comparedTo Honus Wagner NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1884-04-25
dateOfDeath 1964-03-19
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Lloyd NERFINISHED
fullName John Henry Lloyd NERFINISHED
givenName John NERFINISHED
hallOfFame National Baseball Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
hasHonor induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame
hasMemorial Pop Lloyd Stadium in Atlantic City, New Jersey NERFINISHED
isConsideredOneOf greatest defensive infielders in baseball history
greatest hitters in early 20th-century Black baseball
greatest shortstops in Negro league history
league Negro leagues NERFINISHED
managedTeam Atlantic City Bacharach Giants NERFINISHED
Bacharach Giants NERFINISHED
middleName Henry NERFINISHED
nickName El Cuchara NERFINISHED
Pop NERFINISHED
The Shovel NERFINISHED
notableFor exceptional defensive skills at shortstop
high batting average in Negro leagues
occupation baseball shortstop
placeOfBirth Palatka, Florida, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED
playedInEra early 20th century
positionPlayed shortstop
sexOrGender male
sport baseball
team Bacharach Giants NERFINISHED
Brooklyn Royal Giants NERFINISHED
Chicago American Giants NERFINISHED
Cuban Stars NERFINISHED
Cuban X-Giants NERFINISHED
Hilldale Club NERFINISHED
Leland Giants NERFINISHED
New York Lincoln Giants NERFINISHED
Philadelphia Giants NERFINISHED
throws right
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 1977

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